Northwest Georgia Regional Commission 
​ WIOA Career Advisors

Individuals may contact any of the following Career Advisors located throughout our 15-county region.

Georgia Highlands College
​
Rome/Cartersville Campus (Floyd County, Bartow County)

• Megan Conner – (706) 368.7768​

          mconner@highlands.edu

• Kyle Wheeless – (706) 368.7804

​​          kwheeles@highlands.edu

Chattahoochee Technical College

​Paulding Campus (Paulding County)

• Kathy Greer – (770) 443.7945    

          kgreer@chattahoocheetech.edu

• Sheila Derry – (770) 443.3622           sheila.derry@chattahoocheetech.edu

​North Metro Campus (Bartow County)

• Anne Rapp – (770) 345.1098 ​

           Anne.Rapp@chattahoocheetech.edu

​Appalachian Campus (Pickens County)

• Lynn Long – (706) 253.4617

​           llong@chattahoocheetech.edu

• Mitchell Jackson – (706) 253.4867​           mitchell.jackson@chattahoocheetech.edu

​

West Georgia Technical College

​Waco Campus (Haralson County)

• Barbara Tipton – 770.824.5246,  ​

​          Barbara.Tipton@westgatech.edu

​

Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Floyd County Campus (Floyd County)

• Brandi Dover - 706.295.6840
  Bdover@gntc.edu
• Sherry Herrington – 706.295.6840
  

          Sherrington@gntc.edu

• Cynthia Hudson– 706.295.6840
  

           chudson@gntc.edu


​Walker County Campus (Walker County)

• Gena Williams – 706.764.3201

          gwilliams@gntc.edu

• Freda Hartman – 706.764.3562

          fhartman@gntc.edu

​

Our On-the-Job Training Career Counselors

Cartersville Career Center
PO Box 200366
Cartersville, GA 30120
706-295-6051
​Contact: Sherry Cescutti 
​Sherry.Cescutti@gdol.ga.gov

LaFayette Career Center
200 West Villanow St
LaFayette, GA 30728
706-638-5525
Contact: Vicki Thompson vicki.thompson@gdol.ga.gov

Dalton Career Center
1406 Chattanooga Ave.
Dalton, GA 30722
706-272-2301
706-272-2318 (fax)
Contact: Vicki Thompson vicki.thompson@gdol.ga.gov

Blue Ridge Career Center
PO Box 488
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
706-632-2033
706-632-7316 (fax)
Contact:  Kim Earley
kim.earley@gdol.ga.gov

Rome Career Center
462 Riverside Pkwy, N.E.
PO Box 5107
Rome, GA 30161
706-295-6051
706-295-6050 (fax)
Contact: Sherry Cescutti
​Sherry.Cescutti@gdol.ga.gov

One-Stop Operator
 
Georgia Department of Labor
Rome Career Center
462 Riverside Parkway, NE, PO Box 5107, Rome, GA 30161
706.295.6051 / 706.295.6050 (fax)
Lindia Moore (lindia_moore@gdol.ga.gov)

Vendors
 
Atlanta Academy of Dental Assisting                                                     
365 Villa Rica Way, Suite 100                                      
Marietta, Georgia 30064
678.687.2617     
Contact:  Terroll D. Farries Sr. (terrellfarries@yahoo.com)
 
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway                                       
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
404.225.4446
Contact:  Mattie Goss (mgoss@atlantatech.edu)
 
CPR with Mickey                                                             
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 704                                  
Dallas, Georgia 30157
770.573.2448
Contact:  Amelia Rye (amelia@cprwithmickey.com)  
 
Cumberland Medical Institute                                                  
3411 Austell Road, Suite 100                                       
Marietta, Georgia 30008
770.435.2555
Contact:  Jonah Odekhiran (cumberlandmedical@comcast.net)
 
Dental Careers Institute                                              
3735 Canton Road                                          
Marietta, Georgia 30066
770.973.0496
Contact:  Richard Erickson (dc2000@outlook.com)
 
Fortis College                                   
2108 Cobb Parkway                                       
Smyrna, Georgia 30080
770.780.0002
Contact:  Chuck Barnett (cbarnett@fortiscollege.edu)
 
Gadsden State Community College                                                        
P.O. Box 227                                      
Gadsden, Alabama 35902-0227
256.549.8602
Contact:  Gina Martin (gmartin@gadsdenstate.edu)
 
Georgia Driving Academy                                                           
1448 VFW Drive, SW                                      
Conyers, Georgia 30102
770.918.8501
Contact:  Brad Barber (bbarber651@aol.com)
 
Gwinnett College
1130 Northchase Parkway, Suite 100
Marietta, GA 30067
678.638.1150
Contact:  Karla Coleman (kcoleman@gwinnettcollege.edu)
 
Goodwill of North Georgia                                                         
2201 Lawrenceville Hwy, Suite 200                                          
Atlanta, Georgia 30033
706.420.9900
Contact: JoAnn Mclean (jmclean@ging.org)  
 
I.O.U.E Local 926
4179 Dunn Road                                                                                                              
Ellenwood, GA 30294
404.363.2764
Contact:  Rich Shakespeare (rich@iuoe946.org)
 
Katlaw Driving School                                                   
5000 Austell-Powder Springs Rd., Suite 226.                                        
Austell, Georgia 30106
678.945.1900
Contact:  Dana Cooper (dcooper@katlaw.com)  
 
Kennesaw State University
3333 Busbee Drive, #3301                           
Kennesaw, Georgia 30144
470.578.3025
Contact:  Sandra Cobb (scobb14@kennesaw.edu)
 
New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Atlanta                                       
53 Perimeter Center East, Suite 185                                          
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
770.270.4813
Contact:  Lorraine Davis (ldavis@nhgeorgia.com)  
 
North Georgia Technical College                                                             
P.O. Box 65                                        
Clarksville, Georgia 30523
706.754.7701
Contact:  Mark Ivester (mivester@northgatech.edu)
 
Northwest Georgia RESA                                                             
3167 Cedartown Hwy SE                                              
Rome, Georgia 30161
706.295.6189
Contact:  Karen Faircloth (kfaircloth@nwgaresa.com)
 
R.S. Thomas Training Associates                                                              
1000 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 005.                                           
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
770.652.2001
Contact:  Wanda Thomas (wanda2555@bellsouth.net)
 
Southeast Lineman Training Center                                                       
9481 Highway 11                             
Trenton, Georgia 30752
706.657.3792
David Powell (cherylwallin@lineworker.com)
 
The Training Center of NW Georgia, Inc.                                                              
238 Nelson Street                           
Cartersville, Georgia 30120
770.606.9697
Contact:  Amy Vickery (avickery13@yahoo.com)